Marble Mountain Pagoda

Well Ahoy, Hanoi

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October 16th 2009
Weve made it to Hanoi, why don I tell you how? The last you all heard from us, we were in Nha Trang, enjoying the beach and sun. We only ended up staying there for a couple of days, and since we didn waste any time at all in getting 2nd degree tans, we were basically forced to avoid the sun and sequester ourselves inside a bus. Our trip from Nha Trang t ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more